wer meaning and definition in german

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usage notes, top meaning what In colloquial German, wer and its forms may be used in reference to things. This is often done when asking about a noun whose gender one knows to be masculine or feminine. For example: Kannst du mir mal den Dings rübergeben?Wen? (“Could you pass me the thingamabob?” – “Pass what?”) In this case, the interrogative mirrors the gender of the noun one asks about.
someone The colloquial wer meaning “someone” cannot usually be the first word in a sentence, because it could be misinterpreted as an interrogative in this position. The only exception is when it is followed by a nominalized adjective: Wer Neues ist in die Mannschaft gekommen. – “Someone new joined the team.”
  1. interrogative who Wer hat das gesagt?Who said that?
  2. interrogative, colloquial what (see usage notes)
  3. indefinite, colloquial somebody, someone Da ist wer an der Tür. – There's somebody at the door.
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